EDC 102H F09 Finals Research - Iain McCoy

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  • What is the problem or issue?
  • Why is this issue important?
  • What is the historical roots of this problem? What has been tried in the past?
  • What are the current approaches?
  • How does this problem/issue relate to RI schools? Is there evidence of a connection to the schools/districts/communities that we researched earlier?
  • What are your views, opinions, concerns, or solutions related to the problem?

Charter Schools

Problem


  • The problem is Charter schools vs. regular public schools
  • Many students are going to the charter schools and because they are "public schools" the money from the student's parent's taxes goes out of the regular public school fund and into the charter school fund

Important???


  • Charter schools are the quickest growing reform in the United States
  • Obama supports them so they will be around for awhile

History?


  • Minnesota was the first to pass legislature in 1991

Current Approaches


  • Forty states and the District of Columbia have enacted charter school laws. (The ten states that do not have charter school laws are Alabama, Kentucky, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.)
  • local school-The compass school

RI connection

  • many charter schools in Rhode Island
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Rhode Island Charter Schools
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    • Beacon Charter High School for the Arts
    • Blackstone Academy
    • Compass Charter School
    • Paul Cuffee School
    • Highlander Charter School
    • International Charter School
    • Kingston Hill Academy
    • The Learning Community
    • NEL/CPS Construction Career Academy
Textron/Chamber of Commerce
    • Providence Public Charter School
    • Times2 Academy
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Personal Opinion

  • I believe that Charter schools are a good step towards reformed education.





  1. RI League of Charter Schools, “The Rhode Island League of Charter Schools,” 2008, http://www.richarterschools.com/.
  2. Eileen Ahearn, “Public Charter Schools and Students with Disabilities. ERIC Digest,” 2002, http://www.ericdigests.org/2002-2/public.htm.
  3. Margaret Hadderman, “Charter Schools. ERIC Digest,” 1998, http://www.ericdigests.org/1999-2/charter.htm.

  1. Saran Donahoo, “Perspectives on Charter Schools: A Review for Parents. ERIC Digest.,” 2001, http://www.ericdigests.org/2002-2/charter.htm.
  2. NYCSA, “The Chalkboard: President Obama Digs Charter Schools,” http://www.nycsa.org/blog/2009/03/president-obama-digs-charter-schools.html.